What is the Least Common Multiple of 79802 and 79818?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 79802 and 79818 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79802 and 79818, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79802,79818) = 2
LCM(79802,79818) = ( 79802 × 79818) / 2
LCM(79802,79818) = 6369636036 / 2
LCM(79802,79818) = 3184818018

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79802 and 79818 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79802 and 79818. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79802 and 79818.

Prime Factorization of 79802

Prime Factorization of 79818

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79802 and 79818.

LCM(79802,79818) = 2¹ × 39901¹ × 3¹ × 53¹ × 251¹
LCM(79802,79818) = 3184818018